Articles by Emma Peplow
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Review of the year 2015
2015 has been a very busy year here at the History of Parliament Trust! Of course much of this has…
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Memories of Thatcher’s fall
25 years ago this week the Conservative Party were in the process of electing a new leader after Margaret Thatcher,…
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History of Parliament’s Dissertation Competition, 2014 and 2015
Every year the History of Parliament Trust holds a competition for the best undergraduate dissertation on British or Irish politics.…
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Speaking in Parliament: History, Politics, Rhetoric – Conference 2016, Call for Papers released
In 2016 the History of Parliament will hold, in partnership with Queen Mary, University of London, a conference focussing on…
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Labour leadership elections through the years
The Labour party’s leadership contest comes to a close this week, with the winner announced at a special conference on…
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1945 Election: A political awakening
Seventy years ago yesterday the results of the 1945 General Election were declared. Although the poll had been held on…
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Summer Events at the History of Parliament
It’s been a busy summer already at the History of Parliament. As I’m sure you know during the course of…
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How does it feel to be a new MP?
This week at Westminster MPs elected for the first time will still be finding their feet. With such a large…
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Parliaments, Politics and People seminar: Alexander Lock, ‘Magna Carta: law, liberty and myth’
Our last ‘Parliaments, politics and people’ seminar of term took place on 24 March. Dr Alexander Lock, one of the…